News Archive / Tagged: Lead Stories
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UPDATE: Contact with CAPSTONE re-established
Derek RichardsonJuly 5th, 2022NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft, designed to pave the way for the Artemis program’s Lunar Gateway outpost, has “experienced communications issues.”
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Atlas V rocket sends two payloads to orbit for Space Force
Theresa CrossJuly 2nd, 2022United Launch Alliance orbited two satellites atop an Atlas V 541 rocket for the United States Space Force and Department of Defense.
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SpaceX launches SES-22 communications satellite
Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2022At 5:04 p.m. EDT (21:04 UTC) June 29, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES-22 C-band communications satellite.
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NASA’s CAPSTONE pathfinder mission launched toward the Moon
Theresa CrossJune 28th, 2022A small CubeSat called CAPSTONE is on its way to the Moon to evaluate a special orbit destined to be used for NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station.
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Psyche asteroid mission will miss its 2022 launch window
Cullen DesforgesJune 25th, 2022Citing testing delays, NASA has made the decision to postpone the highly anticipated Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name.
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Space Launch System to roll back to VAB to prepare for launch
Theresa CrossJune 25th, 2022After analyzing data from the June 20 wet dress rehearsal, NASA has made the decision to begin the process of preparing the Space Launch System rocket for its maiden flight.
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SpaceX completes a trifecta of Falcon 9 launches
Theresa CrossJune 20th, 2022Over the weekend, SpaceX flew three Falcon 9 rockets on both coasts of the United States in a span of just over 36 hours.
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Falcon 9 booster flies record-breaking 13th mission
Theresa CrossJune 17th, 2022Launching for the 13th time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit.
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Astra Space Rocket 3.3 fails; two NASA climate satellites lost
Theresa CrossJune 12th, 2022Astra Space suffered another failure with its Rocket 3 launch vehicle, resulting in the loss of two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones.
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Falcon 9 lofts Egyptian Nilesat spacecraft into transfer orbit
Theresa CrossJune 9th, 2022On June 8, 2022, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the Egyptian Nilesat 301 satellite bound for geostationary orbit.
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Space Launch System rocket returns to Pad 39B for critical test
Theresa CrossJune 7th, 2022NASA’s Space Launch System is back at Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will once again attempt a full wet dress rehearsal.
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Chinese Shenzhou 14 crew arrive at Tiangong space station
Cullen DesforgesJune 5th, 2022Shenzhou 14 and three Chinese space flyers launched to the Tiangong space station on a mission to complete the assembly of China's first modular outpost.
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NASA awards contracts for commercial spacesuits for ISS, Moon
Theresa CrossJune 3rd, 2022Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace have been selected by NASA to build commercial spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis programs.
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Starliner completes second orbital flight test
Cullen DesforgesMay 26th, 2022After spending six days in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth, setting the stage for a crewed flight later this year.
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SpaceX Transporter-5 mission orbits dozens of small satellites
Theresa CrossMay 25th, 2022Continuing its average launch cadence of once a week, SpaceX flew a Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-5 rideshare mission.
